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Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT01502709
Date of registration: 06/12/2011
Primary sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Public title: Neurostimulation in Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) Patients CVS
Scientific title: Randomized Blinded Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial of Caloric Vestibular Neurostimulation in Patients With Chronic TMD
Date of first enrolment: December 2011
Target sample size: 20
Recruitment status: Enrolling by invitation
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01502709
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:   Asma Khan, BDS, PhD
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Affiliation:  University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Aged 18-65 years

- English speaking

- Females with chronic TMD

Exclusion Criteria:

- History of any of the following: Terminal, progressive and /or unstable medical
illness; Previous head or neck surgery for neoplasm; current chemotherapy or
radiation therapy; facial trauma or orofacial surgery within the last 6 weeks;
seizures, history of drug or alcohol abuse; Otologic disorders including chronic
vertigo, chronic tinnitus, otitis external, otitis media, mastoiditis and tympanic
membrane perforation; Stroke, transient ischemia attacks or Arnold- Chiari
malformation; significant cardiac or respiratory disease; epilepsy or neurological
disorders such as dementia, brain injury, and brain tumor

- Subjects who score =31 on the Becks depression inventory (performed at first
appointment)

- History of or current destructive nerve therapies, defibrillator, pacemakers, deep
brain stimulator, or Implantable nerve stimulators

- Utilization of other alternative or complementary therapies during the study period

- Participation in a clinical trial involving the use of a clinical devise in the last
30 days

- Women who are currently pregnant or nursing.

- Patients who are left handed.

- Current orthodontic treatment.

- Use of an opiate in the 48 hour period preceding the baseline study visit

- The use of anti-histamines 6 hours before, during or immediately after the treatment
period

- The use of anti-nausea or anti-vertigo drugs 6 hours before or during the treatment
period



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 65 Years
Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Chronic Temporomandibular Disorders
Intervention(s)
Device: Placebo
Device: Scion Neurostim, LLC, Caloric Vestibular Neurostimulation Device
Primary Outcome(s)
pain intensity as reported on the VAS [Time Frame: 4 weeks]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Adverse events [Time Frame: 4 weeks]
Change in composite pain index [Time Frame: Baseline, weeks 1,2,3,4]
Change in signs and symptoms of TMD based on outcomes of RDC exam [Time Frame: Baseline, weeks 1,2,3,4]
Secondary ID(s)
CVS-TMD-001
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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